Vegetable prices here in New Zealand are absolutely ridiculous this summer. If mortgaging your house to keep up a steady supply of the green gold aka, avocados is not your jam, then you’ll be looking to purchase in-season produce whose price point reflects the fact that it’s IN SEASON lol. And that brings us to corn. I can’t think of …
Family Travel Japan: Day 3, Ueno Park
After declaring it an anime-shopping-free day, we decided to make the most of the beautiful weather in Tokyo so headed for Ueno Park. In Cherry Blossom season, this is one of the spots to be in Tokyo, however, as we are visiting in winter I was willing to take a gamble and have a wander. Home to many museums and …
Summer like a Kiwi – What happens above 23°
January marks the second, ‘official’ month of New Zealand summer. We Kiwi’s are comfortably settled into the annual, seasonal slow-down we look forward to every year. The kids have chilled out after the excitement of Santa’s visit, Mum’s everywhere have celebrated ‘un-decking the halls’ and returning Christmas to the boxes in the garage and everyone sadly mourned the last slice …
Cook, Eat – Homemade Burger Patty Recipe
Nothing beats homemade hamburgers and with BBQ season quickly approaching, getting a go-to burger patty recipe locked, loaded and ready to go is a kiwi summer essential. I tried this recipe last night for the first time and it’s a winner. These burgers made an easy, delicious Friday night dinner that ticked all the boxes for the whole family. Burger …
Reuse, Reuse, Reuse……..Recycle!
This Mum Service Announcement (MSA) is sponsored by GLAD. Life with kids can easily become an all-consuming cycle of coveting, collecting, consuming and then (sneakily lol) culling when the opportunity arises. Kids are hoarders, I am not, plus, I’m on a bit of a decluttering binge at the moment, so any method of reusing what we have and reducing waste …
That Retail Life – New on Supermarket Shelves this Month
I’m seeing a lot of awesome new products each week so thought it was about time I curated these new releases into a regular ‘Hot List’ that’s short and snappy, giving you guys the lowdown on the latest and greatest from brands we love. I Love Pies Spiced Chickpea & Spinach Pie RRP $4.99 I thoroughly enjoyed my lunch today, …
Five Cook Once, Eat twice Family Meal Ideas
No-one’s got time for endless hours of food prep – at least no one I know. Or maybe just me. Either way………saving time in the kitchen allows much more time for other enjoyable pursuits, such as leaving said kitchen and venturing out to eat food other, more talented artisans than yourself have prepared. The days are finally getting longer and …
The LunchBox Refresh – 5 Days, Zero Sandwiches
Week one, Term 3. Uniforms, PE gear, homework, bus money, making lunches…………..it’s THAT time again! Because we’re all about keeping it real, it’s totally ok to admit that you’re already tired of packing the lunch-boxes after just one week back at school. My bet is the kids are probably getting sick of eating them too! School lunches are tricky; what …
Mushroom Pie Recipe
Mushrooms are up there on my faves list, alongside avocados and cheese. All three can usually be added to anything to instantly improve it. Aside from cake. Anyway, this recipe is amazing, I wish I could take credit for it (not that clever!) but I plan on making these ALL the time, the addition of lemon zest is genius I …
Midwinter Mexican – Sizzling Shrimp Fajitas Recipe
Faa-heaters. Fajitas. Yay! Now that you can pronounce fajitas, let’s figure out exactly what we’re talking about before we dive in and get cooking. My first fajita experience was in a popular Tex-Mex chain restaurant in the US. Piles of sizzling sliced meats, sliced, sauteed capsicums and onions served to the table in a HOT cast iron skillet with warm …